Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-03-23
FASHIONABLE OH OTHERIyzsE

FASHIONABLE OF OTHER WISE
WHITING or ammonia in the water
is preferable to soap for cleaning win
dows or paint,
To revive wilted roses immerse the
ends OF the stalks in very hot water
for minute or two.
THE lustre of morocco may be re-
stored by vanishing it with the white
OF an egg. Apply with a sponge.
To remove STAINS from marble take
OK gall, wineglassful of turpentine
and mix into a paste with pipe clay.
Put the paste on the stain and let it
remain several days.
ONE pound olive oil, one drachm oil
OF orlganum, one and seven-eighths
drachms oil rosemary, well mixed, is
good for making the hair curl. APP
ply two or three times weekly.
A PLATE of inely-perforated zinc 3.
gas burner, is said to remove most
of the sulphurous acid so injurious to
persons plants and books.
ONE of the handsomest gowns worn
at a recent big ball was of white ar
mure satin trimmed with priceless
black thread lace. Pearls, white o.
trich flowers and white lilacs were
worn with it.
The art OF dressing prettily for
rainy days is one that women are but
beginning to attempt. The silk rain
listers and the new colored water
proof cloths suggest possibilities in
that direction that rob the rain and
the slush, In some quarters at least,
OF full half their old time terrors.
THE dancing glove nowadays has
compassion on it's victim. It is cut
with silk instead of kid between the
fingers, piece of consideration that
will keep the hands cool and add to
the comfort OF numberless after Eas-
ter dances.
PALM-LEAF fan wall-pockets make
convenient photograph holders; half
Of the fan is covered with plush or
velvet, and between it and the fan the
photos are slipped in. The fans are
hung onthe wall in whatever position
may be requisite to show the photo
graphs to the best advantage.
HAS the ''tournure" seen the error
OF it's ways and repented The ap-
proved spring gown has q bodice with
a back so long that it could not pos
sibly be adjusted to advantage over
the hustle now worn. Will the tour
nure abandon the field and flee
Many OF us who did not welcome the
coming would gladly speed the part
ing guest.
Posses for the spring hat and the
much abused bonnet include sprays
of witch hazel, clusters of scarlet
pomegranites set in "dusty miller
leaves, pink thistle blooms in prickly
stalks, snowdrops, edelweiss, dande.
lion flowers and primroses. Cowslips,
water crosses and fern fronds do their
best to rival nature in delicacy Of
shape and coloring.
LIME water and milk are good aid
to the digestion of grown people as
we'll as food for Infants. The lime
water may be made by putting few
Jumps Of unslaked lime in g. stone jar
and adding water until the lime is
slaked and of about the consistence
of thick cream-the lime settling and
leaving the pure and clean lime water
on top.
WONDER when, if ever, women will
find out that cream or white wells are
the only becoming ones. A woman
with any intelligent regard for her
eyes, as g. matter of course, wears no
veil at all. A conscientious regard for
ones complexion is the commoner
form of intelligence, however, and this
at least should dictate that soft col
ors set off pretty skins better than
brighter ones, while they lay less un-
pleasant emphasis on defects.
FASHIONABLE young girls OF slender
build are wearing gowns made in an
tique fashion, with full-gathered,
short-waisted bodices, short pulled
sleeves and wide belt, around which
is snugly drawn an India silk sash,
with long ends which tie in wide bows
at the back. En- suite are kid or silk
gloves which reach far above the ell
bow, Louis Quinze shoes with high
heels and full bows held by ieweled
buckles on the instep, and velvet and
lace handkerchief bags held by silver
chains or ribbons, and fastened to the
left side of the full-gathered skirts of
brocade, woven in fine shepherdess
patterns, surah, yelling or of tulle, ar
ranged skirt over skirt g. Ia ballet
girl. These costumes are called di-
rectoire gowns, and they are worn at
evening parties as we'll as at fancy
dress entertainments and o'clock
teas.
The Lonely Queen.